Charlton Athletic 2 Brentford 0: match report

Read a full match report of the Championship game between Charlton Athletic
and Southampton at the Valley
on Monday, Jan 2 2012.

Celebration time: Michael Morrison is congratulated by his team-matesPhoto: PA

By Rajvir Rai at the Valley

8:45PM GMT 02 Jan 2012

What a difference two days make. Just 48 hours after losing their composure and a London derby to Leyton Orient, Charlton reaffirmed their promotion credentials with a thoroughly professional victory over another near-neighbour.

After a delay of 15 minutes due to a power cut, goals from Michael Morrison and Danny Green gave the League One leaders victory over Brentford and left manager Chris Powell thrilled with their spirit.

“I’m very pleased with the character of my players, especially after a defeat just 48 hours ago; they dug in today, it was more a resilient and professional performance than anything else,” said Powell.

“It is a big month for us. We’ve got Fulham in the Cup on Saturday - that is not our priority but we will go there with no pressure on us - then we have the two Sheffield games [on Jan 14 and 21]. It is good for us to get back to winning ways.”

Brentford manager Uwe Rösler agreed with Powell that the first goal was crucial. It came after 31 minutes when Morrison broke the away side’s offside trap and outjumped goalkeeper Richard Lee to head home from 12 yards .

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“We should not have played offside in our own box and we got punished for that. After that it was always going to be very hard against a team like Charlton - there is a reason why they are leading the league,” he said.

Green sealed the points when the he dummied Lee before passing the ball into the empty net.